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SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMS FORK...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
534 AM MDT MON JUL 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2203 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE
SITE TODAY. THE AREA WILL BE ON THE FRINGE OF THE MONSOONAL
MOISTURE...AND THUS CANNOT RULE OUT A VERY ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM. HOWEVER...MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WILL BE WELL EAST AND SOUTH OF THE WILDFIRE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN.

ON TUESDAY...EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AS WELL
AS A MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-15 PERCENT)...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. VERY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 PM.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2 PM...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) WITH VERY
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 8 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 8 PM...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH AROUND 2 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...HANSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120729.HAMSF.03/RIW